[SOLVED] Update manager doesn't show 8.10 upgrade available anymore.

[TylerBraun]

I looked at the guide to network update from 8.04 to 8.10 on the website and did what it said. It worked fine. The message in the update manager offering upgrade appeared and I clicked upgrade. Part way through, it gave a warning that it would take over 10 hours! It being on a laptop, and me not being at home at the time, I cancelled thinking 'I'll do it later'. Later arrived but Update Manager is no longer offering the update. I went through the online guide again, but with no luck. How do I get the upgrade started again?

[taurus]

Let's have a look at your /etc/apt/sources.list to see if the system has already switched from hardy to intrepid.

Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

[TylerBraun]

That did a lot! Here it is:

## deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.04 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080423)]/ hardy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Release i386 (20081029.5)]/ intrepid main restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/dell-team/ubuntu hardy main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/dell-team/ubuntu hardy main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/network-manager/ubuntu hardy main

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security restricted main multiverse universe
I hope that helps. :P

[mazirian]

I have this problem too? Any resolution?

[mazirian]

just run update-manager -d

[TylerBraun]

Woohoo! You rock! Thanks a lot!